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martyh 08-04-2012 18:37
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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan (Post 35411606)
Why would they? They aren't supporting us on this unfortunately.
but...but...but we have a special relationship

Osem 08-04-2012 18:58
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Originally Posted by DocDutch (Post 35411308)
To reload the cells the boat would have to dock into the harbour and with cranes lift in the new cells that is if the navy has got any near the falklands otherwise nearest reload would be in Plymouth
Yes, that was one of the things I was worried about when I mentioned the lack of big guns. Far easier to resupply shells than highly complex rockets, cruise missiles etc. etc. It wouldn't surprise me if that part of the operational 'fine detail' had either been left out of the sales pitch or forgotten about somewhere along the line.

Tim Deegan 08-04-2012 19:02
Re: Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising
 
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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35411609)
but...but...but we have a special relationship
When it suits them we do

Osem 08-04-2012 19:06
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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan (Post 35411618)
When it suits them we do
That's why it's so 'special'...... ;)

DocDutch 08-04-2012 21:09
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the Americans won't lift a finger to help look at the 1st war they didn't do much Reagan even said don't bother trying to take the islands back.
The relationship is only special when it suits the yanks.

With regards to the sylver vls that the 45s use the reload is only 1 missile a time not say all 8 in 1 go so there might have been a load shipped over just in case on a c17 on the replenishment run

Hugh 08-04-2012 21:59
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tbf, the US did supply us with the latest AIM-9Ls which took out most of the Argentinian planes, satellite recon intelligence, 12.5 million gallons of aircraft fuel, and updated the facilities at their Ascension Island base to enable the flow of supplies.

Link

Osem 09-04-2012 10:15
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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35411731)
tbf, the US did supply us with the latest AIM-9Ls which took out most of the Argentinian planes, satellite recon intelligence, 12.5 million gallons of aircraft fuel, and updated the facilities at their Ascension Island base to enable the flow of supplies.

Link
Did they give us 'special' rates on the deal?... ;)

martyh 09-04-2012 10:18
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Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35411830)
Did they give us 'special rates' on the deal?... ;)
Yeah ,"we'll sell you stuff if you change your laws to suit us ":)

Osem 09-04-2012 10:20
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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35411831)
Yeah ,"we'll sell you stuff if you change your laws to suit us ":)
Ahhh... very 'special' then! :)

Seriously it'd be nice to know the truth behind such assistance and any 'quid pro quo'. It might not be as one-sided as we think but I expect it is sadly... :erm:

Tim Deegan 09-04-2012 18:33
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Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35411832)
Ahhh... very 'special' then! :)

Seriously it'd be nice to know the truth behind such assistance and any 'quid pro quo'. It might not be as one-sided as we think but I expect it is sadly... :erm:
Do you mean like the extradition agreement?

Sirius 10-04-2012 05:50
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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan (Post 35411983)
Do you mean like the extradition agreement?
Thats the one :tu:

yesman 10-04-2012 06:01
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Britain is demanding that Argentina repays £45 million in loans that were used to pay for the invasion of the Falkland Islands.
The Department of Business is taking a tough line with the government in Buenos Aires as tensions flare around the 30th anniversary of the war.
The money was loaned to the Argentine junta in 1979 and was used to buy military equipment which was used to seize the South Atlantic outposts three years later.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1rc9gxy9c
That is what I call a long term loan :rolleyes:
Anyway, it should stir things up a bit.

Tim Deegan 10-04-2012 09:28
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Britain is demanding that Argentina repays £45 million in loans that were used to pay for the invasion of the Falkland Islands.
The Department of Business is taking a tough line with the government in Buenos Aires as tensions flare around the 30th anniversary of the war.
The money was loaned to the Argentine junta in 1979 and was used to buy military equipment which was used to seize the South Atlantic outposts three years later.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1rc9gxy9c
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Originally Posted by yesman (Post 35412141)
That is what I call a long term loan :rolleyes:
Anyway, it should stir things up a bit.
That's just quality :rofl::rofl:

We lend them money, and sell them arms, for them to use to attack us.

I wonder how much interest there is to pay on that?

martyh 10-04-2012 09:43
Re: Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising
 
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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan (Post 35412175)
That's just quality :rofl::rofl:

We lend them money, and sell them arms, for them to use to attack us.

I wonder how much interest there is to pay on that?
No wonder they lost ,we sabotaged the guns before sending them off to the Argies :D

TheDaddy 10-04-2012 15:12
Re: Falkland Islands: Tensions Rising
 
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Originally Posted by Tim Deegan (Post 35412175)

We lend them money, and sell them arms, for them to use to attack us.
We have been doing that for centuries, infact IIRC it was German money from arms sales pre WWII that helped keep us in the war in the early days.


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